Sophie Cunningham

State Library of Queensland fellowship decision - Australian Society of Authors The ASA is disturbed by the decision of the State Library of Queensland to rescind author KA Ren Wyld’s 2025 black&write! Fellowship.

A statement from @asauthors.bsky.social on the appalling rescindment of the black&write! fellowship this week.

"This represents yet another alarming instance of the undermining of freedom of expression and arms-length arts funding from a major institution."

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The Washington Post now willingly handing reporting to OpenAI The Washington Post now willingly handing reporting to OpenAI

It is really something else how generative chatbots aren't an 'attack' on institutions like media or universities, but rather a case of executives, managers and decision makers willingly lifting up their organisations and throwing them hard into a woodchipper

Thank you to @alialexanderau.bsky.social for taking this photo while standing outside St Patrick’s Cathedral last night. #treeoftheday

Embrace #treeoftheday

Kermes Oak, Crete #treeoftheday

White cedar #treeoftheday

Golden Elm #treeoftheday

They’re new-ish. Formed for this election campaign.

Fenced in. #treeoftheday

Pine (I think), Buena Vista Park. Thank you Ian See for the photo. #treeoftheday

Catching the autumn light. #treeoftheday

California on my mind. Joshua Tree #treeoftheday

River Red gum #treeoftheday

Fig-lined street, Sydney #treeoftheday

Fig #treeoftheday

Grevillea #treeoftheday

Sunset over Bronte Beach #treeoftheday

Stone Pines, Rome #treeoftheday

Compassion for everyone in the United States, regardless of who they voted for, getting hit with one disaster after another.

2026 MG U9 ute revealed, coming to Australia this year with diesel power MG's first ute is an LDV in a new suit, due in Australian showrooms by the end of this year with a four-cylinder diesel ahead of a hybrid in 2026. Alex Misoyannis Alex Misoyannis 19:0004 April 2025

TOP 10 CARS IN March 2025 Rank Model Volume March 2025 Change year-on-year 1 Ford Ranger 4932 down 12.9 per cent 2 Toyota RAV4 4321 down 14.8 per cent 3 Toyota HiLux 4081 up 2.1 per cent 4 Mitsubishi Outlander 3005 up 8.7 per cent 5 Toyota Prado 2871 up 543.7 per cent 6 BYD Shark 6 2810 N/A 7 Ford Everest 2100 down 7.2 per cent 8 Isuzu D-Max 2088 down 15.3 per cent 9 MG ZS 2020 down 1.3 per cent 10 Hyundai Kona 2011 up 25.1 per cent

The absolutely bonkers push for road tanks continues in Australia. Look at this deadly, city-choking yanktank. I hate this trend so much.

Why are so many people buying these in a 'cost of living crisis'?

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Spotted gums #treeoftheday

Autumn in Hanford, Adelaide. Thanks for the photo @alialexanderau.bsky.social

River red gum #treeoftheday

Snow gum — E. Pauciflora ssp. Pauciflora. One of my favorite trees. #treeoftheday

Thank you @virginia.alertbutnotalarmed.com for today’s #treeoftheday Spotted gum.

River Peppermint Gum #treeoftheday

Eucalyptus cosmophylla, Cup Gum #treeoftheday

Ironbark #treeoftheday

We are basically living the 1930s all over again. Institutions rolling over everywhere. They think they’re playing dead to avoid scrutiny and collapse? No, too late for that: they’ve died.

This statement released by the UK’s Society of authors is a useful summary of the situation re. Meta’s latest data grab. societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...